Cyndi Kinney

Cyndi Kinney is an author, speaker, and publisher for Knowledge Box Central. Cyndi and her family live "off the grid" in the woods of Louisiana, where their interests include organic gardening, sustainability, and holistic medicine. She homeschooled her daughter for several years and eventually changed her method to unschooling. Her daughter graduatedfromhigh school at the age of fifteen and began college in order to pursue her dream of becoming a firefighter. Cyndi spent many years studying Color Psychology, and she was eventually granted a "life experience" PhD in Education for her work in this fascinating area of study. She uses this information to help people around the world improve creativity, behaviors, and learning experiences in their homes, workplaces, and classrooms. She has authored over four hundred books related to hands-on education and has served as bothadomestic andan international Key Note Speaker on homeschooling and unschooling topics. Cyndi’s website is knowledgeboxcentral.com.

Hands-On Education: How To Get Your Children Excited About Learning by Cyndi Kinney

Are you or your children getting bored with your curriculum? In this session, Cyndi will show you many different ways to add hands-on projects to any curriculum that you are already using. She will give you lots of ideas and encouragement to help you spice up your studies. Your children will thank you!
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Carschooling - How To Turn ANYTHING Into A Learning Experience by Cyndi Kinney

Learn at the grocery store, at the museum, on vacation, at the dentist's office, while waiting in line, while riding on long road trips, and just about everywhere else! In this session, Cyndi will give you some new and fun ideas for turning everyday experiences into learning opportunities for all ages.
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Basic Lapbooking Across the Curriculum by Cyndi Kinney

If you have ever thought that lapbooking was just way too complicated, then this is the session for you! Let Cyndi Kinney break this exciting learning tool down into bite-sized portions and tell you about how YOU can add lapbooking to your homeschool.
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State History Can Be FUN! Lapbook It! by Cyndi Kinney

Looking for a fun, hands-on way to study your state’s history? Your students can get the State History credit they need while engaging in an exciting, fun-filled project that will help them to retain the information that they learn. Cyndi will walk you through the steps and give you tips for making this a wonderful topic for the entire family to study together.
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Combining Homeschooling With Unschooling SUCCESSFULLY by Cyndi Kinney

Do you love homeschooling but are curious about unschooling? Is it possible to do both? What about gaps? What about college? Does this mean the kids become couch potatoes? Cyndi shares her personal experience of combining homeschooling and unschooling with her daughter, who chose to graduate high school at the age of fifteen and college at the age of eighteen. She will help you to understand and embrace the freedom that can come from the unschooling life.
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Every color has a psychological value. Certain colors make us angry, hungry, sad, energized, fidgety, or anxious. By understanding how the brain processes each color, we can use those colors purposely when studying certain topics. We can also strategically place those colors in certain areas of the classroom or home in order to improve behaviors. This is a super exciting way to improve information retention and behavior in your own home and school!
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Improving Science Test Scores While Having FUN! by Cyndi Kinney

Are you looking for a way to help your students with science? Are they struggling with testing or memorization? Cyndi will give you many, many tips and ideas about how to incorporate hands-on projects and memorization techniques into your science curriculum. These are tried and tested techniques that REALLY work.
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No More Boring Book Reports! How to Make Literature FUN! by Cyndi Kinney

Does your student struggle with reading? Or maybe he has issues with comprehension. Cyndi will share with you how to turn literature into your student’s favorite subject. Come along for this exciting journey through hands-on projects, graphic organizers, memorization techniques, and more. Literature CAN be fun!
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Learning Styles by Cyndi Kinney

Most have heard about learning styles, but do you know which one you or your children have? It is important to know your own, because your learning style will become your teaching style. Cyndi will explain the three most common learning styles and give you ideas for teaching each one.
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Cooking Up Some Education by Cyndi Kinney

Did you know that you can incorporate cooking into any and all subjects? It’s true! Character, Science, Math, History, Financial Responsibility, Literature, and more. Cyndi will give you some great ideas and practical tips for how to turn your kitchen into the best classroom yet!
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Lapbooking with Special Needs Children by Cyndi Kinney

Lapbooking is a wonderful way to engage children with special needs. Some of us assume that children with special needs might not be able to assemble a lapbook. However, Cyndi will explain to you many of the benefits of this wonderful way of learning. She will tell you how you can truly engage your child’s senses while improving his learning potential.
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No Homeschool is Perfect! And that’s OK! Flourish where you are! You can’t do it ALL! by Cyndi Kinney

Do you find yourself comparing your homeschool to others? Do other homeschool moms seem more organized? Do they cook more, seem happier, have better behaved and smarter children? Do you sometimes find yourself watching the little yellow bus go by and thinking that you should put your kids on it? Guess what? It isn’t true! Your homeschool is perfect, just the way it is. Cyndi will help you to see the beauty in “where you are” and give you encouragement to make the changes you want to make. Relax and know that God chose YOU to teach your children.
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